Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.0359 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea is 0.0359 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0359 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0104 units per person, in 1967.
Papua New Guinea ranks 176th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0111 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0111 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.011 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0109 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0107 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0105 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0104 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0104 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0105 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0105 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0106 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0106 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0106 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0107 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0109 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0112 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0115 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.012 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0126 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0133 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0141 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0149 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0158 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0167 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0176 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0184 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0193 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0201 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0208 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0216 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0223 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0228 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0232 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0236 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0239 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0245 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0247 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0249 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0251 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0254 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0257 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0259 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0261 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0263 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0265 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0266 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0268 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0269 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0271 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0273 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0276 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0278 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0281 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0284 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0289 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0294 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0299 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0305 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0311 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0317 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0325 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0335 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0346 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0359 units per person | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0105 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 0.0208 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0236 units per person | 0.0216 units per person | 0.0249 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0261 units per person | 0.0251 units per person | 0.0269 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0285 units per person | 0.0271 units per person | 0.0305 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0332 units per person | 0.0311 units per person | 0.0359 units per person | 6 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Papua New Guinea was 0.0359 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0359 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0104 units per person in 1967.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 176th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.